| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Warne | 24.3 | 7 | 94 | 7 | 3.83 | Australia | v Pakistan | 3 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 | |
| M Muralitharan | 46.5 | 12 | 97 | 7 | 2.07 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
| KC Brathwaite | 11.3 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 2.52 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | 22 Oct 2015 | Test # 2182 | |
| JE Emburey | 25.0 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 1.32 | England | v Sri Lanka | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| Yasir Shah | 41.3 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 2.31 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
| HDPK Dharmasena | 45.2 | 13 | 99 | 6 | 2.18 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 9 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 | |
| HMRKB Herath | 49.0 | 10 | 103 | 6 | 2.10 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 | |
| GP Swann | 40.0 | 1 | 106 | 6 | 2.65 | England | v Sri Lanka | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
| HMRKB Herath | 53.0 | 9 | 133 | 6 | 2.50 | Sri Lanka | v England | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2.62 | Pakistan | v Australia | 3 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 | |
| DL Underwood | 18.0 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1.55 | England | v Sri Lanka | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| M Muralitharan | 19.4 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 1.98 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
| PHT Kaushal | 10.5 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 3.87 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
| R Ashwin | 16.0 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 2.62 | India | v Sri Lanka | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| Wasim Akram | 18.0 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 2.38 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 9 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 | |
| RJ Ratnayake | 23.2 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 2.10 | Sri Lanka | v India | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| BAW Mendis | 28.0 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| M Muralitharan | 25.0 | 6 | 59 | 5 | 2.36 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
| CRD Fernando | 11.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 5.45 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 | |
| TG Southee | 22.0 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 2.81 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 | |
| BN Schultz | 36.5 | 9 | 63 | 5 | 1.71 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 14 Sep 1993 | Test # 1234 | |
| DW Steyn | 13.1 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 6.22 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
| S Randiv | 29.0 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 2.82 | Sri Lanka | v India | 3 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
| HMRKB Herath | 35.0 | 5 | 99 | 5 | 2.82 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
| C Sharma | 33.0 | 3 | 118 | 5 | 3.57 | India | v Sri Lanka | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| M Muralitharan | 33.5 | 2 | 128 | 5 | 3.78 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Aug 22-26, 2019
[Test # 2356] |
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Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Mar 15-19, 2017
[Test # 2254] |
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Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Oct 22-26, 2015
[Test # 2182] |
